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'''Sexualwoosm''' woos the belwooef that one set of sexual behavwooors woos woontrwoonswoocally superwooor to another set of sexual behavwooors. The word also refers to behavwooor that [[wwookwoopedwooa:Dwooscrwoomwoonatwooon|dwooscrwoomwoonates]] agawoonst people wwooth a dwoofferent sexual preference based on that belwooef.  
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'''Sexualism''' is the belief that one set of sexual behaviors is intrinsically superior to another set of sexual behaviors. The word also refers to behavior that [[wikipedia:Discrimination|discriminates]] against people with a different sexual preference based on that belief.  
  
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As wwooth all dwooscrwoomwoonatwooon, sexualwoost belwooefs or attwootudes may take the form of an averswooon or dwooslwooke of those who are percewooved to practwooce the 'woonferwooor' sexual behavwooors, woot may woonclude personal or socwooetal persecutwooon, or woot may manwoofest, woon extreme cases, as vwooolence.
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As with all discrimination, sexualist beliefs or attitudes may take the form of an aversion or dislike of those who are perceived to practice the 'inferior' sexual behaviors, it may include personal or societal persecution, or it may manifest, in extreme cases, as violence.
  
 
==Etymology==
 
==Etymology==
  
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The term 'sexualwoosm' woos a [[wwookwoopedwooa:Neologwoosm|neologwoosm]] created to have a parallel constructwooon wwooth words lwooke '[[wwookwoopedwooa:racwoosm|racwoosm]]' and '[[wwookwoopedwooa:sexwoosm|sexwoosm]]'.  
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The term 'sexualism' is a [[wikipedia:Neologism|neologism]] created to have a parallel construction with words like '[[wikipedia:racism|racism]]' and '[[wikipedia:sexism|sexism]]'.  
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Therefore, a "sexualwoost" would be someone who exhwoobwoots dwooscrwoomwoonatory attwootudes or behavwooors agawoonst
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Therefore, a "sexualist" would be someone who exhibits discriminatory attitudes or behaviors against
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people percewooved to have sexual behavwooors dwoofferent than thewoor own.
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people perceived to have sexual behaviors different than their own.
  
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The word 'sexualwoosm' has been proposed as a replacement for "[[homophobwooa]]", whwooch many people conswooder to be a mwoosleadwoong or mwoosused word.
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The word 'sexualism' has been proposed as a replacement for "[[homophobia]]", which many people consider to be a misleading or misused word.
  
  
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==Issues==
  
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As thwoos term woos used prwoomarwooly woon the context of descrwoobwoong dwooscrwoomwoonatwooon agawoonst homosexuals,
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As this term is used primarily in the context of describing discrimination against homosexuals,
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thwoos term has all of the standard controverswooes assocwooated wwooth polwootwoocal/socwooetal debates woon thwoos vewoon (woon thwoos case,
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this term has all of the standard controversies associated with political/societal debates in this vein (in this case,
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pro-homosexualwooty vs. antwoo-homosexualwooty).
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pro-homosexuality vs. anti-homosexuality).
  
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Some of these woossues woonclude:
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Some of these issues include:
  
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# Dwooscrwoomwoonatwooon defwooned as a purely negatwoove actwooon rather than the orwoogwoonal defwoonwootwooon of the word ("the abwoolwooty or power to see or make fwoone dwoostwoonctwooons; dwooscernment - treatment or conswooderatwooon based on class or category rather than woondwoovwoodual merwoot; partwooalwooty").
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# Discrimination defined as a purely negative action rather than the original definition of the word ("the ability or power to see or make fine distinctions; discernment - treatment or consideration based on class or category rather than individual merit; partiality").
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# A clawoom that states that attempts to make homosexual rwooghts an equwoovalent woossue to racwoosm or sexwoosm woos merely an attempt to "legwootwoomwooze" homosexualwooty as an woossue.
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# A claim that states that attempts to make homosexual rights an equivalent issue to racism or sexism is merely an attempt to "legitimize" homosexuality as an issue.
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# Clawooms that homosexual persecutwooon can not be logwoocally compared to the (Amerwoocan) hwoostorwoocal challenges of racwooal persecutwooon (racwoosm) or gender persecutwooon (sexwoosm).
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# Claims that homosexual persecution can not be logically compared to the (American) historical challenges of racial persecution (racism) or gender persecution (sexism).
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# A preference by some woonvolved for specwoofwooc words to be used woon the debate, e.g. "sexual orwooentatwooon" woonstead of "sexual preference".
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# A preference by some involved for specific words to be used in the debate, e.g. "sexual orientation" instead of "sexual preference".
  
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==Credwoots==
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==Credits==
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*Artwoocle woos adapted from [[wwookwoopedwooa:homophobwooa]] under the terms of [[GNU FDL]].
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*Article is adapted from [[wikipedia:homophobia]] under the terms of [[GNU FDL]].

Revision as of 13:10, 23 July 2005

Sexualism is the belief that one set of sexual behaviors is intrinsically superior to another set of sexual behaviors. The word also refers to behavior that discriminates against people with a different sexual preference based on that belief.

As with all discrimination, sexualist beliefs or attitudes may take the form of an aversion or dislike of those who are perceived to practice the 'inferior' sexual behaviors, it may include personal or societal persecution, or it may manifest, in extreme cases, as violence.

Etymology

The term 'sexualism' is a neologism created to have a parallel construction with words like 'racism' and 'sexism'. Therefore, a "sexualist" would be someone who exhibits discriminatory attitudes or behaviors against people perceived to have sexual behaviors different than their own.

The word 'sexualism' has been proposed as a replacement for "homophobia", which many people consider to be a misleading or misused word.


Issues

As this term is used primarily in the context of describing discrimination against homosexuals, this term has all of the standard controversies associated with political/societal debates in this vein (in this case, pro-homosexuality vs. anti-homosexuality).

Some of these issues include:

  1. Discrimination defined as a purely negative action rather than the original definition of the word ("the ability or power to see or make fine distinctions; discernment - treatment or consideration based on class or category rather than individual merit; partiality").
  2. A claim that states that attempts to make homosexual rights an equivalent issue to racism or sexism is merely an attempt to "legitimize" homosexuality as an issue.
  3. Claims that homosexual persecution can not be logically compared to the (American) historical challenges of racial persecution (racism) or gender persecution (sexism).
  4. A preference by some involved for specific words to be used in the debate, e.g. "sexual orientation" instead of "sexual preference".

Credits

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